'Go back to drawing board': 2032 planning laws slammed
The Advertiser03-06-2025
Controversial laws set to fast track 2032 Olympic projects have come under fire, with a state government told to "go back to the drawing board".
An environmental group says the laws to help ensure Games infrastructure is built on time will set a dangerous precedent, detracting from the inclusivity that 2032 organisers hope to create.
The clock is ticking for the Games after the Queensland government finally confirmed its venue blueprint in March, more than 1300 days after Brisbane was named host city.
A bill has been introduced to state parliament giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws, including the Environmental Protection, Queensland Heritage and Nature Conservation Acts.
The laws covering all venues and the athletes villages are set to ensure construction is not delayed by potential legal challenges, with the final planning sign-off given to the state government - not local councils.
The bill will also require renewable energy developers to undertake community consultation.
In submissions heard on Tuesday, the Queensland Conservation Council took aim at the government's 'blinding hypocrisy'.
"It is incredibly inconsistent that this bill is trying to apply greater consultation to renewable energy projects and literally ripping up any process for community and consultation on our existing laws for Olympic facilities", the council's Dave Copeman told the hearing.
"The hypocrisy is kind of blinding."
Brisbane organisers have targeted inclusivity as a key pillar of the 2032 Games.
But Mr Copeman claimed the laws flew in the face of that goal, saying they bypassed not only planning legislation but also First Nations people's concerns.
An advocacy group is raising money for a legal challenge exploring the proposed 2032 main stadium's impact on inner-city Victoria Park, saying it will destroy a site of significance to First Nations communities.
"It's going to create ... a terrible story to tell to the visitors who are coming - 'Welcome to to this great facility where we got rid of the rights of First Nations people, but we want to celebrate their culture here'," Mr Copeman said.
"We've got enough time to build the facilities we need while honouring our existing laws.
"I'd take your pencils out ... there's some real work for this committee to do."
Louisa Bonner, the CEO of charity Ngaran Goori, said First Nations communities should be consulted about what's happening on country and how it affected them.
"We feel like we're being dragged along to have to agree with something," she told the committee.
"It's not that we either agree or disagree, it's just we don't have that depth of relationship or consultation or understanding around that, or even consideration."
Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner-city is expected to become the Brisbane Games hub, with a 63,000-seat main stadium and a nearby national aquatic centre set to be built.
Advocacy group, Save the Victoria Park, is raising money for the legal challenge exploring the main stadium's impact on the heritage status and environment at the park, which is celebrating its 150th year.
Controversial laws set to fast track 2032 Olympic projects have come under fire, with a state government told to "go back to the drawing board".
An environmental group says the laws to help ensure Games infrastructure is built on time will set a dangerous precedent, detracting from the inclusivity that 2032 organisers hope to create.
The clock is ticking for the Games after the Queensland government finally confirmed its venue blueprint in March, more than 1300 days after Brisbane was named host city.
A bill has been introduced to state parliament giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws, including the Environmental Protection, Queensland Heritage and Nature Conservation Acts.
The laws covering all venues and the athletes villages are set to ensure construction is not delayed by potential legal challenges, with the final planning sign-off given to the state government - not local councils.
The bill will also require renewable energy developers to undertake community consultation.
In submissions heard on Tuesday, the Queensland Conservation Council took aim at the government's 'blinding hypocrisy'.
"It is incredibly inconsistent that this bill is trying to apply greater consultation to renewable energy projects and literally ripping up any process for community and consultation on our existing laws for Olympic facilities", the council's Dave Copeman told the hearing.
"The hypocrisy is kind of blinding."
Brisbane organisers have targeted inclusivity as a key pillar of the 2032 Games.
But Mr Copeman claimed the laws flew in the face of that goal, saying they bypassed not only planning legislation but also First Nations people's concerns.
An advocacy group is raising money for a legal challenge exploring the proposed 2032 main stadium's impact on inner-city Victoria Park, saying it will destroy a site of significance to First Nations communities.
"It's going to create ... a terrible story to tell to the visitors who are coming - 'Welcome to to this great facility where we got rid of the rights of First Nations people, but we want to celebrate their culture here'," Mr Copeman said.
"We've got enough time to build the facilities we need while honouring our existing laws.
"I'd take your pencils out ... there's some real work for this committee to do."
Louisa Bonner, the CEO of charity Ngaran Goori, said First Nations communities should be consulted about what's happening on country and how it affected them.
"We feel like we're being dragged along to have to agree with something," she told the committee.
"It's not that we either agree or disagree, it's just we don't have that depth of relationship or consultation or understanding around that, or even consideration."
Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner-city is expected to become the Brisbane Games hub, with a 63,000-seat main stadium and a nearby national aquatic centre set to be built.
Advocacy group, Save the Victoria Park, is raising money for the legal challenge exploring the main stadium's impact on the heritage status and environment at the park, which is celebrating its 150th year.
Controversial laws set to fast track 2032 Olympic projects have come under fire, with a state government told to "go back to the drawing board".
An environmental group says the laws to help ensure Games infrastructure is built on time will set a dangerous precedent, detracting from the inclusivity that 2032 organisers hope to create.
The clock is ticking for the Games after the Queensland government finally confirmed its venue blueprint in March, more than 1300 days after Brisbane was named host city.
A bill has been introduced to state parliament giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws, including the Environmental Protection, Queensland Heritage and Nature Conservation Acts.
The laws covering all venues and the athletes villages are set to ensure construction is not delayed by potential legal challenges, with the final planning sign-off given to the state government - not local councils.
The bill will also require renewable energy developers to undertake community consultation.
In submissions heard on Tuesday, the Queensland Conservation Council took aim at the government's 'blinding hypocrisy'.
"It is incredibly inconsistent that this bill is trying to apply greater consultation to renewable energy projects and literally ripping up any process for community and consultation on our existing laws for Olympic facilities", the council's Dave Copeman told the hearing.
"The hypocrisy is kind of blinding."
Brisbane organisers have targeted inclusivity as a key pillar of the 2032 Games.
But Mr Copeman claimed the laws flew in the face of that goal, saying they bypassed not only planning legislation but also First Nations people's concerns.
An advocacy group is raising money for a legal challenge exploring the proposed 2032 main stadium's impact on inner-city Victoria Park, saying it will destroy a site of significance to First Nations communities.
"It's going to create ... a terrible story to tell to the visitors who are coming - 'Welcome to to this great facility where we got rid of the rights of First Nations people, but we want to celebrate their culture here'," Mr Copeman said.
"We've got enough time to build the facilities we need while honouring our existing laws.
"I'd take your pencils out ... there's some real work for this committee to do."
Louisa Bonner, the CEO of charity Ngaran Goori, said First Nations communities should be consulted about what's happening on country and how it affected them.
"We feel like we're being dragged along to have to agree with something," she told the committee.
"It's not that we either agree or disagree, it's just we don't have that depth of relationship or consultation or understanding around that, or even consideration."
Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner-city is expected to become the Brisbane Games hub, with a 63,000-seat main stadium and a nearby national aquatic centre set to be built.
Advocacy group, Save the Victoria Park, is raising money for the legal challenge exploring the main stadium's impact on the heritage status and environment at the park, which is celebrating its 150th year.
Controversial laws set to fast track 2032 Olympic projects have come under fire, with a state government told to "go back to the drawing board".
An environmental group says the laws to help ensure Games infrastructure is built on time will set a dangerous precedent, detracting from the inclusivity that 2032 organisers hope to create.
The clock is ticking for the Games after the Queensland government finally confirmed its venue blueprint in March, more than 1300 days after Brisbane was named host city.
A bill has been introduced to state parliament giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws, including the Environmental Protection, Queensland Heritage and Nature Conservation Acts.
The laws covering all venues and the athletes villages are set to ensure construction is not delayed by potential legal challenges, with the final planning sign-off given to the state government - not local councils.
The bill will also require renewable energy developers to undertake community consultation.
In submissions heard on Tuesday, the Queensland Conservation Council took aim at the government's 'blinding hypocrisy'.
"It is incredibly inconsistent that this bill is trying to apply greater consultation to renewable energy projects and literally ripping up any process for community and consultation on our existing laws for Olympic facilities", the council's Dave Copeman told the hearing.
"The hypocrisy is kind of blinding."
Brisbane organisers have targeted inclusivity as a key pillar of the 2032 Games.
But Mr Copeman claimed the laws flew in the face of that goal, saying they bypassed not only planning legislation but also First Nations people's concerns.
An advocacy group is raising money for a legal challenge exploring the proposed 2032 main stadium's impact on inner-city Victoria Park, saying it will destroy a site of significance to First Nations communities.
"It's going to create ... a terrible story to tell to the visitors who are coming - 'Welcome to to this great facility where we got rid of the rights of First Nations people, but we want to celebrate their culture here'," Mr Copeman said.
"We've got enough time to build the facilities we need while honouring our existing laws.
"I'd take your pencils out ... there's some real work for this committee to do."
Louisa Bonner, the CEO of charity Ngaran Goori, said First Nations communities should be consulted about what's happening on country and how it affected them.
"We feel like we're being dragged along to have to agree with something," she told the committee.
"It's not that we either agree or disagree, it's just we don't have that depth of relationship or consultation or understanding around that, or even consideration."
Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner-city is expected to become the Brisbane Games hub, with a 63,000-seat main stadium and a nearby national aquatic centre set to be built.
Advocacy group, Save the Victoria Park, is raising money for the legal challenge exploring the main stadium's impact on the heritage status and environment at the park, which is celebrating its 150th year.
An environmental group says the laws to help ensure Games infrastructure is built on time will set a dangerous precedent, detracting from the inclusivity that 2032 organisers hope to create.
The clock is ticking for the Games after the Queensland government finally confirmed its venue blueprint in March, more than 1300 days after Brisbane was named host city.
A bill has been introduced to state parliament giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws, including the Environmental Protection, Queensland Heritage and Nature Conservation Acts.
The laws covering all venues and the athletes villages are set to ensure construction is not delayed by potential legal challenges, with the final planning sign-off given to the state government - not local councils.
The bill will also require renewable energy developers to undertake community consultation.
In submissions heard on Tuesday, the Queensland Conservation Council took aim at the government's 'blinding hypocrisy'.
"It is incredibly inconsistent that this bill is trying to apply greater consultation to renewable energy projects and literally ripping up any process for community and consultation on our existing laws for Olympic facilities", the council's Dave Copeman told the hearing.
"The hypocrisy is kind of blinding."
Brisbane organisers have targeted inclusivity as a key pillar of the 2032 Games.
But Mr Copeman claimed the laws flew in the face of that goal, saying they bypassed not only planning legislation but also First Nations people's concerns.
An advocacy group is raising money for a legal challenge exploring the proposed 2032 main stadium's impact on inner-city Victoria Park, saying it will destroy a site of significance to First Nations communities.
"It's going to create ... a terrible story to tell to the visitors who are coming - 'Welcome to to this great facility where we got rid of the rights of First Nations people, but we want to celebrate their culture here'," Mr Copeman said.
"We've got enough time to build the facilities we need while honouring our existing laws.
"I'd take your pencils out ... there's some real work for this committee to do."
Louisa Bonner, the CEO of charity Ngaran Goori, said First Nations communities should be consulted about what's happening on country and how it affected them.
"We feel like we're being dragged along to have to agree with something," she told the committee.
"It's not that we either agree or disagree, it's just we don't have that depth of relationship or consultation or understanding around that, or even consideration."
Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner-city is expected to become the Brisbane Games hub, with a 63,000-seat main stadium and a nearby national aquatic centre set to be built.
Advocacy group, Save the Victoria Park, is raising money for the legal challenge exploring the main stadium's impact on the heritage status and environment at the park, which is celebrating its 150th year.
Controversial laws set to fast track 2032 Olympic projects have come under fire, with a state government told to "go back to the drawing board".
An environmental group says the laws to help ensure Games infrastructure is built on time will set a dangerous precedent, detracting from the inclusivity that 2032 organisers hope to create.
The clock is ticking for the Games after the Queensland government finally confirmed its venue blueprint in March, more than 1300 days after Brisbane was named host city.
A bill has been introduced to state parliament giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws, including the Environmental Protection, Queensland Heritage and Nature Conservation Acts.
The laws covering all venues and the athletes villages are set to ensure construction is not delayed by potential legal challenges, with the final planning sign-off given to the state government - not local councils.
The bill will also require renewable energy developers to undertake community consultation.
In submissions heard on Tuesday, the Queensland Conservation Council took aim at the government's 'blinding hypocrisy'.
"It is incredibly inconsistent that this bill is trying to apply greater consultation to renewable energy projects and literally ripping up any process for community and consultation on our existing laws for Olympic facilities", the council's Dave Copeman told the hearing.
"The hypocrisy is kind of blinding."
Brisbane organisers have targeted inclusivity as a key pillar of the 2032 Games.
But Mr Copeman claimed the laws flew in the face of that goal, saying they bypassed not only planning legislation but also First Nations people's concerns.
An advocacy group is raising money for a legal challenge exploring the proposed 2032 main stadium's impact on inner-city Victoria Park, saying it will destroy a site of significance to First Nations communities.
"It's going to create ... a terrible story to tell to the visitors who are coming - 'Welcome to to this great facility where we got rid of the rights of First Nations people, but we want to celebrate their culture here'," Mr Copeman said.
"We've got enough time to build the facilities we need while honouring our existing laws.
"I'd take your pencils out ... there's some real work for this committee to do."
Louisa Bonner, the CEO of charity Ngaran Goori, said First Nations communities should be consulted about what's happening on country and how it affected them.
"We feel like we're being dragged along to have to agree with something," she told the committee.
"It's not that we either agree or disagree, it's just we don't have that depth of relationship or consultation or understanding around that, or even consideration."
Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner-city is expected to become the Brisbane Games hub, with a 63,000-seat main stadium and a nearby national aquatic centre set to be built.
Advocacy group, Save the Victoria Park, is raising money for the legal challenge exploring the main stadium's impact on the heritage status and environment at the park, which is celebrating its 150th year.
Controversial laws set to fast track 2032 Olympic projects have come under fire, with a state government told to "go back to the drawing board".
An environmental group says the laws to help ensure Games infrastructure is built on time will set a dangerous precedent, detracting from the inclusivity that 2032 organisers hope to create.
The clock is ticking for the Games after the Queensland government finally confirmed its venue blueprint in March, more than 1300 days after Brisbane was named host city.
A bill has been introduced to state parliament giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws, including the Environmental Protection, Queensland Heritage and Nature Conservation Acts.
The laws covering all venues and the athletes villages are set to ensure construction is not delayed by potential legal challenges, with the final planning sign-off given to the state government - not local councils.
The bill will also require renewable energy developers to undertake community consultation.
In submissions heard on Tuesday, the Queensland Conservation Council took aim at the government's 'blinding hypocrisy'.
"It is incredibly inconsistent that this bill is trying to apply greater consultation to renewable energy projects and literally ripping up any process for community and consultation on our existing laws for Olympic facilities", the council's Dave Copeman told the hearing.
"The hypocrisy is kind of blinding."
Brisbane organisers have targeted inclusivity as a key pillar of the 2032 Games.
But Mr Copeman claimed the laws flew in the face of that goal, saying they bypassed not only planning legislation but also First Nations people's concerns.
An advocacy group is raising money for a legal challenge exploring the proposed 2032 main stadium's impact on inner-city Victoria Park, saying it will destroy a site of significance to First Nations communities.
"It's going to create ... a terrible story to tell to the visitors who are coming - 'Welcome to to this great facility where we got rid of the rights of First Nations people, but we want to celebrate their culture here'," Mr Copeman said.
"We've got enough time to build the facilities we need while honouring our existing laws.
"I'd take your pencils out ... there's some real work for this committee to do."
Louisa Bonner, the CEO of charity Ngaran Goori, said First Nations communities should be consulted about what's happening on country and how it affected them.
"We feel like we're being dragged along to have to agree with something," she told the committee.
"It's not that we either agree or disagree, it's just we don't have that depth of relationship or consultation or understanding around that, or even consideration."
Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner-city is expected to become the Brisbane Games hub, with a 63,000-seat main stadium and a nearby national aquatic centre set to be built.
Advocacy group, Save the Victoria Park, is raising money for the legal challenge exploring the main stadium's impact on the heritage status and environment at the park, which is celebrating its 150th year.
Controversial laws set to fast track 2032 Olympic projects have come under fire, with a state government told to "go back to the drawing board".
An environmental group says the laws to help ensure Games infrastructure is built on time will set a dangerous precedent, detracting from the inclusivity that 2032 organisers hope to create.
The clock is ticking for the Games after the Queensland government finally confirmed its venue blueprint in March, more than 1300 days after Brisbane was named host city.
A bill has been introduced to state parliament giving the Games infrastructure authority power to override 15 planning laws, including the Environmental Protection, Queensland Heritage and Nature Conservation Acts.
The laws covering all venues and the athletes villages are set to ensure construction is not delayed by potential legal challenges, with the final planning sign-off given to the state government - not local councils.
The bill will also require renewable energy developers to undertake community consultation.
In submissions heard on Tuesday, the Queensland Conservation Council took aim at the government's 'blinding hypocrisy'.
"It is incredibly inconsistent that this bill is trying to apply greater consultation to renewable energy projects and literally ripping up any process for community and consultation on our existing laws for Olympic facilities", the council's Dave Copeman told the hearing.
"The hypocrisy is kind of blinding."
Brisbane organisers have targeted inclusivity as a key pillar of the 2032 Games.
But Mr Copeman claimed the laws flew in the face of that goal, saying they bypassed not only planning legislation but also First Nations people's concerns.
An advocacy group is raising money for a legal challenge exploring the proposed 2032 main stadium's impact on inner-city Victoria Park, saying it will destroy a site of significance to First Nations communities.
"It's going to create ... a terrible story to tell to the visitors who are coming - 'Welcome to to this great facility where we got rid of the rights of First Nations people, but we want to celebrate their culture here'," Mr Copeman said.
"We've got enough time to build the facilities we need while honouring our existing laws.
"I'd take your pencils out ... there's some real work for this committee to do."
Louisa Bonner, the CEO of charity Ngaran Goori, said First Nations communities should be consulted about what's happening on country and how it affected them.
"We feel like we're being dragged along to have to agree with something," she told the committee.
"It's not that we either agree or disagree, it's just we don't have that depth of relationship or consultation or understanding around that, or even consideration."
Victoria Park in Brisbane's inner-city is expected to become the Brisbane Games hub, with a 63,000-seat main stadium and a nearby national aquatic centre set to be built.
Advocacy group, Save the Victoria Park, is raising money for the legal challenge exploring the main stadium's impact on the heritage status and environment at the park, which is celebrating its 150th year.
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